What is The Literary Fantasy Magazine?

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Editor-in-Chief: James D. Mills

James D. Mills was born and raised in the heat of California’s Central Valley. Now he resides in Bloomington, Indiana, where he and his partner, Eden, live a slow life of cultivation and self-sufficiency alongside a menagerie of furry friends. He earned his BA in Creative Writing and Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University cum laude. He is currently enrolled in SNHU's MBA program.

His short fiction has been published by the Penmen Review, Floyd County Moonshine, and Calliope on the Web, among others.

​Find out more at: jamesdmills.com

Lee Patton is a Christian and Army veteran from North Dakota. He is fiction editor for The Arcanist: Fantasy Publishing and has been published in The Literary Fantasy Magazine and The Penmen Review. Fascinated with mythic tales of mighty heroes and dark terrors, Lee dwells in the realm of fantasy, where faith and courage are carried on the edge of a blade.

He is author of “Even the Dead Suffer,” first tale in the Izrak the Deathless saga. The story will continue in A Valley of Shadow, set for release in serial, beginning February 2025, on The Literary Fantasy Magazine website. In his free time, Lee is reading vintage Sword & Sorcery, exercising, and learning the Russian language.

Heed The Call and discover more at: Deathless Realms – Fantasy Tales of Lee Patton.

Fiction Editor: Lee Patton

Menke HB was born in The Netherlands, yet English became her heart language before she moved to the USA in her early 20s. Struggling to feel like she belonged anywhere, she wrote for herself through a decade of chronic depression.

As an English Language and Literature major, her focus on poetry and African American Literature emboldened her to speak up and start sharing her writing. Inspired by authors like Langston Hughes and Octavia E. Butler, Menke writes both LGBTQIA+ and cishet speculative fiction, allowing her characters to figure out who they are as she writes their stories. In addition to long- and short-form fiction, she writes poetry and memoir style essays.

Menke lives on her husband’s family’s dairy farm in Michigan. Here, she homeschools her four children while working towards an MFA in Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University.

Associate Editor: Menke HB

Yackelyn Anillo, a passionate, creative writer, was born and raised in the vibrant city of Miami, Florida. In search of a slower-paced lifestyle and inspiration, she made the move to rural North Carolina. With a BA in English from the University of Phoenix, Yackelyn is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University.

When she is not reading, writing, or beta-reading for fellow writers, she is spending quality time with her kids and family. Her love for the fantasy genre runs deep. It was ignited at an early age by the enchanting stories of J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien. Today, she is diligently working on her first manuscript within this captivating genre, hoping to bring her dream of becoming a full-time author to life.

Associate Editor: Yackelyn Anillo